Most close door buttons only work in independent service and fire mode (you need the key).Movers and stuff use it, so they can spend 20 minutes loading the elevator, without the door closing till they press it.
The problem is the distance threshold. You know, kinda like that perfect distance to the intersection when the light turns yellow - do I slow down and stop for the red or just keep going and make it through? Sometimes you look back and someone's there, but if they're 100 feet away, you're not going to just sit there and wait for them. If they're right behind you, of course you hold the door for them. But that in-between distance - it's always so very awkward....
Sometimes I hold the door for people and I hate it when they don't have the common courtesy to say a simple "thank you."Other times I hold the door from the inside, pushing outward, which is a bit awkward, and I say to myself, "why the f**k am I holding the door like this? The other person should be holding the door for me."
f**k YOU. I hate that. Opening doors is like the BIGGEST CHORE EVER. That and having to lock the little lock when you go to the bathroom because some assh**e can't see the light's on inside. By the way, if anyone actually agrees with any of the s**t I just said, go kill yourself.
So you see it as an act of repression rather than a kind gesture?I guess I'm just having trouble understanding why, if someone has gone out of their way to make even a mundane task easier for you, they don't deserve a simple 'thanks' in return?If someone in line at the grocery store let you cut in front of them because you had fewer items, would you just pass them a cold glance rather than thanking them?
stevenbrownFeb 28, 2009
Most close door buttons only work in independent service and fire mode (you need the key).Movers and stuff use it, so they can spend 20 minutes loading the elevator, without the door closing till they press it.
dougman82Feb 28, 2009
The problem is the distance threshold. You know, kinda like that perfect distance to the intersection when the light turns yellow - do I slow down and stop for the red or just keep going and make it through? Sometimes you look back and someone's there, but if they're 100 feet away, you're not going to just sit there and wait for them. If they're right behind you, of course you hold the door for them. But that in-between distance - it's always so very awkward....
Closed AccountFeb 28, 2009
Sometimes I hold the door for people and I hate it when they don't have the common courtesy to say a simple "thank you."Other times I hold the door from the inside, pushing outward, which is a bit awkward, and I say to myself, "why the f**k am I holding the door like this? The other person should be holding the door for me."
coolmuffin121Mar 1, 2009
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insolentMar 1, 2009
f**k YOU. I hate that. Opening doors is like the BIGGEST CHORE EVER. That and having to lock the little lock when you go to the bathroom because some assh**e can't see the light's on inside. By the way, if anyone actually agrees with any of the s**t I just said, go kill yourself.
punkrampantMar 2, 2009
The point is that people who hold the door open don't ALLOW me to do it myself.
stevensj2Mar 2, 2009
So you see it as an act of repression rather than a kind gesture?I guess I'm just having trouble understanding why, if someone has gone out of their way to make even a mundane task easier for you, they don't deserve a simple 'thanks' in return?If someone in line at the grocery store let you cut in front of them because you had fewer items, would you just pass them a cold glance rather than thanking them?
oxymoron69Mar 29, 2009
Yeah i hate that deal, so I always opt with pretend to forget unless they say something first... It's less awkward that way.